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I would love to see what you have made using any of my tutorials, so please feel free to email me at the address below.DitzyDezigns@hotmail.com

To apply a drop shadow - Go to Effects, click 3D Effects, then click Drop Shadow from the slide out menu.

To Sharpen : Go to Adjust, click Sharpness then click Sharpen.

To Re-size an element : Go to Image, click Re-size, Under where it says "Pixel Dimensions" Change your width and height, and set to Percent.

Lets Begin :

Open template360, go to Image and click Canvas Size, change width to 800 and Height to 650. Set to Pixels & click Ok.

Now delete the copyright layer (top layer) please make sure that you have left a thank-you when you downloaded the template.

Now open your Tube of choice & set it aside.

In your layers pallet, click on your Circle Left layer, go to Selections, click Select All, then Selections again, and click Float, then click Selections again and click Defloat.

Now Open P8, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas , position your paper so that it is within the marching ants circle. Then go to Selections and click Invert. Now press your delete key on your keyboard 1 time.

Now follow the same steps you did for the rectangle top layer for your rectangle bottom layer.

Now click on your Center Circle layer, and then open your Frame element, Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 75%. Use your move tool and position it so that it covers your pink circle center.

Apply a drop shadow to your frame.

Now delete your original circle center.

Now click on your Small Circle Center layer, then activate your magic wand tool, click inside your small circle center, go to Selections and click Modify, then from the slide out menu click Expand and set your number of pixels to 3 and click Ok.

Now copy & paste your tube (head shot works best) as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 75% (This will depend on the tube you are using, so adjust your size as needed) then position it so the main part is inside your marching ants circle. Then go to Selections and click Invert, then press the delete key on your keyboard 1 time. Now go to Selections and click Select None.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your tube layer and click Duplicate. Then go to Adjust, click Blur then click Gaussian Blur from the slide out menu, set to 3.00 and click Ok.

Now change your blend mode to Overlay. (which is located at the top of your layers pallet where it says "normal" click that and from the drop down menu select overlay)

Now click on your original tube layer and change the blend mode to Luminance (L)

Now still in your layers pallet, click on your Small Glittered Circle Center layer, go to Adjust, click Add/Remove Noise, then click Add Noise and use the same settings as before and click Ok.

Apply a drop shadow.

Now click on your wordart layer, go to Effects, click Plugins, then click Eye Candy 5, then click Glass, (you can use the settings below or use your own)

Color I used for my glass is #f21082

Click Ok.

Now go to Adjust, click Add/Remove Noise, then click Add Noise from the slide out menu, use the settings below or your own :

click Ok.

Now click on your Glitter Thin Retangle bottom, and apply a drop shadow.

Now clicko n your Glitter Thin Retangle Top, apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet, click on your very last layer,

Now open P12, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then go to Layers, click Load/Save Mask, then from the slide out menu click Load Mask From Disk.

Once your mask menu opens, choose your mask of choice and click Load.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your mask layer, then click Merge, then from the slide out menu click Merge Group.

Now I re-sized my mask to 90%. Yours will depend on your personal preference & the actual size of your mask.

Now in your layers pallet, click on your very top layer.

Open your full length tube, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then position your tube to the right side of your tag.

Go to your layers pallet, right click on your tube layer and click Duplicate, then go to Adjust, click Blur, then click Gaussian Blur, set to 3.00 and click Ok.

Now change your Blend Mode to Overlay.

Now on the original tube layer (the bottom tube) apply a drop shadow.

Now lets start adding our elements :

Open your String element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 50%. Use your move tool and position your String down to the lower left corner.

Go to your layers pallet and move your String layer below your wordart layer. Right click on your String layer and click Duplicate. Now go to Image and click Miror. Use your move tool to adjust the position of your duplicated string if needed.

Now right click on your duplicated string layer (in your layers pallet) and click Merge, then from the slide out menu click Merge Down.

Apply a drop shadow to your merged layer.

Now open your Skull3 element, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 25%. Then position it to the left end of your tag in the middle. Go to Image and click Free Rotate, set to Left , 30.00 and click Ok.

Now go to Adjust, click Sharpness then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow to your Skull3 element.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your Skull3 layer and click Duplicate, then go to Image and click Mirror. Now use your move tool and adjust the position of the duplicated Skull3 element if needed.

Now open Plastic Card 3, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 30%. Position it to the top left of your tag. Go to Image and click Free Rotate, set to Left , 30.00 and click Ok.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now open your Plastic Card 2 element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 25%. Go to Image and click Free Rotate, set to Right , 30.00 and click Ok.

Now use your move tool and position your plastic card 2 element at the top right corner.

Now open your Lips element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 15%. Now position where you would like it to go.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

in your layers pallet, right click on your Lips layer, then click Duplicate. Now go to Image and click Mirror. Use your move tool to position as desired.

Now open Glass brad element, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size to 15%. Use your move tool to position your glass brad to the left of your frame in the middle. (See my tag for reference if needed)

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet, right click on your glass brad layer, click Duplicate, then use your move tool and move your duplicated glass brad to the other side of your frame.

Now open Bow 4, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 40%. Now position it at the top of your frame.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now open Bow 2, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 50%. Position to the top left corner of your template, then Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Go to your layers pallet, right click on your Bow 2 layer, click Duplicate , then go to Image and click Mirror. Adjust the position using your move tool if you need to.

Now open Ribbon 4, copy & paste as a new layer on to your canvas, re-size to 80%. Position at the top left corner.

Now go to your layers pallet, right click on your Ribbon4 layer, click Duplicate, then go to Image and click Mirror. Adjust the position of your duplicated Ribbon4 element using your move tool if needed.

Now open your Fluffy Heart, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 30%. Go to Image and click Free Rotate, set to Left, 30.00 and click Ok.

Now position your fluffy heart element to the lower left corner of your tag.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Go to your layers pallet, right click on your Fluffy Heart layer, click Duplicate, then go to Image and click Mirror. Then go to Image and click Free Rotate set to Right, 30.00 click Ok. Position to the right side of your tag.

Open your Skull element, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 50%. Position to your liking. Now go to your layers pallet and right click on your Skull layer, click Duplicate, then go to Image and click Mirror.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now open your Barbed Wire, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then position it at the bottom of your tag. In your layers pallet move your barbed wire layer down below your fuzzy heart layers.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet again, right click on your Barbed Wire layer, click Duplicate, go to Image and click Flip. Use your move tool to adjust if needed.

Now duplicate your barbed wire again, then go to Image and click Free Rotate, set to Left, 90.00 and click Ok. Position to the left side of your tag, then right click and duplicate again, and go to Image and click Mirror. Now you should have 4 layers of the Barbed Wire element, and you should have one on each side of your tag.

Now open your Sparkles element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then position them to the bottom of your tag. Go to your layers pallet and right click on your Sparkles layer, and then click Duplicate. Now use your move tool, and move your duplicated sparkles element to the top of your tag.

Now open your Sparkles2 element, copy & paste as a new layer onto your tag, then re-size it to 85%. Using your move tool position to the left of your tag. Now go to your layers pallet and right click on your Sparkles 2 layer, then click Duplicate, now go to Image and click Mirror. Adjust the position of your duplicated Sparkles 2 element using your move tool if needed.

Now add your name & copy right information, along with any credit information you need to add.

Apply a gradient glow & drop shadow to your name.

Go to your layers pallet and right click on any layer, then click Merge, then from slide out menu click Merge Visible.

Now activate your crop tool, and crop off any access canvas that we did not use. Being careful not to crop to closely to your design. If you make a mistake just click your undo button.

Once your tag is cropped, you might want to re-size it. So go to Image and click Re-size.

In my screen shot below are the settings that I used for where I would be using this tag, but you might need to adjust your size depending on where you are going to be using your tag.

Change your settings under "Pixel Dimensions " then set to Pixels. Also make sure your bottom box "re-size all layers" IS checked when re-sizing your whole tag.

Once that is done, go to Adjust, click Sharpness then click Sharpen.

Now all that is left is to save as PNG file & your DONE!!

Thanks so much for trying my tutorial! I would love to see what you have made using this or any of my tutorials, so please feel free to email me and include a copy of your tag. I would love to display it on my blog for others to use.

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DitzyDezigns

New York, United States

Hiya Everyone! My name is Ronney, I have 3 wonderful teenagers, and have been married to my husband for 20 years.
I LOVE to design signatures, tags & avatars, I design with PSP, and have been designing for over 2 1/2 years. I will be not only designing signatures, tags & avatars but will also be writing & posting tutorials as well. I will also be making some templates to share with you all as well. So I hope you enjoy and can use everything I have available on my blog :-)
If you ever try any of my tutorials,please send me your completed designs and I would love to showcase it here on my blog!